Challenges That Change Us
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 185
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
144 { Caroline Brunne} Sexually abused from the age of 10
It’s shown time and time again that family abuse and violence is rife in our communities, and it’s often the other family members who keep things quiet.
Caroline Brunne’s story shows just how far fami…
143 {Toby Inglis} The harsh realities of life as a young pro cyclist
In this episode of 'Challenges That Change Us,' we are joined by 18-year-old cyclist Toby Inglis, who details his extraordinary journey in the sport. Toby shares his experiences growing up in a small…
142 {Craig Hoyle} The cost of being gay in a high control religious sect
We’ve had guests speak about growing up in a controlling religious sect before, but for this episode we are getting a close up look at what it was like to grow up in one of these groups, while also b…
141 {Nma Emeh} Struggling with body image
The impacts that body image beliefs can have on limiting our ability to grow and succeed are honestly hard to quantify, but make no mistake, they can be absolutely crushing.
During her 15+ years of e…
140 {Malika Reese} Robbed, raped and run over
Trigger warning: Child sexual abuse
We’ve said before that survivors of child sexual abuse often end up more resilient than others, purely because of what they have had to live through.
Well Malika Re…
139 {Nathan Stapleton Pt2} Rediscovering fatherhood as a quadraplegic
Welcome to part 2 of our chat with the incredible Nathan Stapleton.
In our last episode Nathan shared the highs and lows of life in elite sport, and immediately afterwards, as well as the mindset he n…
138 {Nathan Stapleton pt 1} The mindset an NRL player develops from adversity in elite sports
Few people know what is required mentally to achieve at the highest level of elite sport, and fewer still know what it’s like to have to apply that mindset to a life changing injury.
Nathan Stapleton …
137 {Julie Allyson} From teenage motherhood to executive leader
Motherhood is a big journey for any woman, but many of us consider that taking that step in your teenage years to be limiting and negative.
Julie Allyson experienced this opinion from those around her…
136 {Stephanie Burns Part 2} A Confident Public Speaker with a Hidden Struggle in Social Situations
Trigger warning: Anxiety
Welcome to part two of our chat with Stephanie Burns.
In part one Stephanie shared her remarkable life and some of the huge challenges she has faced, including having to naviga…
135 {Stephanie Burns Part 1} Kicked out at 15, became human behaviour expert and military trailblazer
Trigger warning: domestic violence
Today we are joined by someone who has truly lived a life of challenges, lessons and intriguing turns.
From navigating violence in the home as a teenager, to being a …
134 {Desiree Stanley} How running taught me to overcome challenges
What exactly does it take to go from not being able to run to the end of your block, to running ultr marathons?
Desiree Stanley is the host of the Pockets of Knowledge podcast, and she discovered exac…
133 {Emily-Jayne Sarrof} When Burnout Leads to a Domestic Violence Relationship
Trigger warning: domestic violence and mental health
When it comes to domestic violence, no two situations are the same. That is why it can be so hard to understand from the outside what exactly is go…
132 {Dante Amato} The recovery from childhood sexual abuse and abandonment
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Trigger warning: Domestic v…
131 {Grahame Neville} Unable to read and write until 50 years old
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For many of us reading and …
130 {Marleen Mour} Escaped family violence, fled the country, lost 50 kgs
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Trigger warning; domestic v…
129 {David Keck} Beaten, raped, left for dead
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Trigger warning: sexual ass…
128 {Jo Clark} The Emotional Journey of Empty Nest Syndrome
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Trigger warning,: domestic …
127 {Caelum Schild} When grief symptoms mask a chronic illness
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Listeners of the podcast kn…
126 {Kellie Pritchard-Peschek} How self neglect can lead to burn out
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Burn out is a topic we have…
125 {Katie Rössler} Two miscarriages after losing your mother
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Trigger warning: miscarriag…